Nationwide Calendar
Organizations whose work is related to SIDS, SUID, infant mortality, safe sleep, and goals that are important to the SIDS/ID community are invited to submit events to be included on the Nationwide Calendar by sending us an email.
The Transcultural Journey training program is a program of the National Perinatal Association and was developed in the interest in reducing the disparities in perinatal health outcomes and improving the perinatal experience for all women and families.
Registration is available via
this pamphlet.
Facts and evidence alone do not heal - care without compassion is simply treatment. Healing happens when science and compassion are applied in tandem, one empowering the other. Nurses are healers who practice a unique kind of care: that which is always motivated by great compassion and grounded in science and evidence. Gain new knowledge, ideas and skills for providing care that is grounded in both compassion and science at the 2009 AWHONN Convention.
Registration is available via
the AWHONN web site.
For 25 years AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting (ARM) has brought together health services researchers, providers, and key decision makers to address the critical challenges confronting the nation's health care delivery system. The 26th annual meeting will be held June 28-30 at the Hilton Chicago.
Registration opens online on Tuesday, February 17
here.
Scientific sessions and poster presentations will take place on Tuesday, June 30. On Wednesday, July 1, the IG Meeting will focus on methods, featuring a workshop and panels on PHSR data and use. Ten student scholarships will be awarded as well as an article of the year award. Please stay tuned for information about these opportunities. This event will take place in Chicago, IL.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
and Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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This national health summit is intended to allow attendees to build skills and share ideas and innovations for health promotion and disease prevention in native communities, while enhancing the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of native people and communities, improving health outcomes, the delivery of services, and the experience of care across ages and health conditions in all settings of the Indian Health System and preventing diabetes and its complications with plenary presentations, panel discussions and in-depth, interactive workshops. This event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel of Denver, Colorado.
Please contact Kim De Leon at (301) 897-2789 x132 or kdleon
@thehillgroup.com for further information.
The Light My Way Gathering includes several special guest speakers,
outstanding workshop presenters and sharing sessions. Our Sibling Program
includes children and adult Workshops. Entertainment features: Cindy Bullens,
Paul Alexander, and Alan Pedersen! Spend some time in the Meditation Room, grab a
snack in the Hospitality Room, or browse the Bookstore and Butterfly Boutique.
Special Events features: Candle Light Remembrance Ceremony with a Picture
Presentation of our Beautiful Children and a Butterfly Release. This event will take place at the Crowne Plaza Laguardia Airport Hotel.
Please contact Diana Roscigno for more information: 516-233-4848 or 2009gathering
@bereavedparentsusa.org
Are you a nurse, nurse educator, researcher, clinician, and or student? We would love to have you share your knowledge, expertise, research, challenges and successes with us as we address issues related to Hispanic health disparities, Hispanic healthcare research, Policy development, Issues related to rural Hispanic health care, and Behavioral and social environmental issues in Hispanic healthcare. This promises to be a great conference; come and network with colleagues, renew old friendships and experience our diverse culture.
Presented by the Maternal and Child Health Program at the UIC School of Public Health, this leadership conference will take place at the Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus, 2815 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL 60523. Leadership, Legacy, and Community is a new type of professional development program. The Retreat is designed by and for intergenerational, interdisciplinary MCH practitioners and academic scholars. Why? When individuals across the generations come together to share their generational perspectives/thoughts/ideas, new ideas, plans, and programs can be generated and developed to address our most pressing MCH issues. It's the synergy that exists when the generations work together that will shape the ways in which we focus on MCH in the future. For more information and to register online, click
here.
Health Forum and the American Hospital Association’s 2009 Leadership Summit will be attended by some 1,200 senior health care executives. The conference focuses on the most promising advances in health care quality, safety and performance improvement with particular emphasis on the leader’s role and responsibilities. The Summit will highlight the most creative thinking and strategic approaches for positioning our organizations for a sustainable and successful future. This event will take place at the San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, California.
Under the timely and action-oriented theme, The New Public Health – Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities, NACCHO will be hosting the year’s largest gathering of local public health officials in the United States! NACCHO’s Annual Conference is frequently cited as one of the most valuable opportunities in the field for local public health practitioners to come together and discuss the critical issues of the moment and to plan for the future. In 2009, NACCHO will offer exciting learning and networking opportunities geared toward the unique needs of local public health professionals. This event will take place in Orlando, Florida, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.
Registration will be online
here.
This 2009 conference will take place at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Canada and offer workshop and plenary sessions, exhibits and the opportunity to earn continuing education units. The conference is designed to identify technology- and research-based health outcomes to improve health outcomes, address clinical nurse best practices that result in decreased mortality and morbidity, identify health policy that impact nursing practice, report strategies and processes that bolster the value of health screenings and detection and share community improvement initiatives from the field.
This training will be held August 10-11, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, WI. RTS Coordinator training will be offered in the same location on August 12. Contact Cynthia Lawton 608-775-4068 for more information.
The theme of this year's event is "Reinventing MCH Practice: Rising to the Challenge, Committing to the Future". At the 2008 CityMatCH Conference, the closing speaker, Dr. Michael Lu, reminded us that "we can do better" in maternal and child health practice. The next few years will be a time of change for MCH. Budget cuts have MCH professionals struggling to prioritize services and programs for women, children and families. At the same time, new ideas for reframing urban MCH around a Life Course Health Development Model have re-energized the field. The 2009 Conference will focus on these intersecting issues... for in the greatest moments of vulnerability, come the greatest opportunities for change.
The 2009 CityMatCH Conference will focus on: Recognizing and expanding the evidence base, Valuing and implementing innovation in practice and policy, and Developing and demonstrating leadership. This conference will take place at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana. Register online
here.
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August 22, 2009 (Preconference), August 23-25 (Conference)
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The 2009 GCYF Fall Forum will feature a new format, including three institute tracks. For each institute, GCYF members will develop program components that build on the Forum theme, are tied together, and feature a “journey of learning.” This format will give participants the opportunity to be together in a learning situation where cross-foundation relationships can be built.
The 18th Annual Conference will be held on September 24-26 in Chicago, Illinois. Please save the dates/location. The AASPP will have conference hotel and agenda available in the near future.
This Symposium will explore the present state of quality initiatives to prevent preterm birth and develop an agenda for action to decrease the rate of those preterm births that are not inevitable or medically necessary. The Symposium will bring together a multidisciplinary group of health care practitioners, health insurers, policy makers, health purchasers, regulators and concerned citizens to discuss quality improvement as an essential component in the strategy to prevent prematurity, promote health and save costs. It will be a forum where experts and stakeholders can:
- Share ideas and challenges
- Describe model programs that have successfully improved the nature and quality of patient care and services targeted to prematurity prevention
- Recommend quality improvement action plans
This event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, and has been organized by March of Dimes in collaboration with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nurse-Midwives, and Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.
Registration will be available as of April 1, 2009 on
the Symposia web site.
This year's event will take place in Vienna (Tysons Corner), Virginia. Please monitor the
web site for further information.
This year's event will take place in Providence, Rhode Island. Please monitor the web site for further information.
Please monitor the
web site for further information.
The ICEA 2009 convention is designed for childbirth,
perinatal fitness and parent educators, doulas, nurses
of all educational backgrounds, midwives, physicians,
consumers, other health care professionals, and those
who work with women in any childbirth-related field.
The program offers a variety of topics related to education,
health care and counseling needs of childbearing
families. This event will take place at the Oklahoma City Renaissance Hotel.
The theme of this year's NCE is "Pediatric Heroes: Champions for Children," and the special pre-conference Peds 21 Topic for October 16 will be "Focus on Foster Care." This event will take place at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
The California Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program invites you to join us on October 20, 2008 for Lessons of Love and Hope, the 28th Annual California SIDS Program Fall Conference. This year's events and agenda have been planned in collaboration with the Southern California Regional SIDS Council and the California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program. The conference venue will take place at the California Endowment Center located at 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California 90012.
Participants will be able to:
Acquire knowledge about the latest research surrounding SIDS and life support functions.
Understand the grief experience and its' impact on the family and relationships.
Interact with SIDS experts about issues and concerns related to the sudden unexpected death of an infant.
Identify challenges, obstacles and issues surrounding the accurate diagnosis of SIDS.
Apply lessons learned by SIDS parents to effectively cope with the loss of an infant.
Network with SIDS parents and professionals to identify supportive services and exchange information.
October 19, 2009: Pre-Conference Events
October 20, 2009: Conference
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This event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. This year's theme is: "An Invitation to Innovation".
The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you. This year's meeting will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Registration will open June 1, 2009.
This year's theme is "Family Centered Care", featuring keynote speaker Beverly Johnson. The event will take place at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Download the conference information
here. You can use the
Early Registration Form to sign up today.
The National Training Institute is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary conference that focuses on cutting-edge research, best practices, and policy issues for infants, toddlers and families. The NTI attracts multidisciplinary professionals working in mental health, early intervention, early care and education, child welfare, family support, social services, and health care. This event will take place in Dallas, Texas.
December 3, 2009 (Pre-Institute Events)
December 4-6, 2009 (Institute)
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Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (MCH EPI) conference organizers invite you to join MCH professionals in sharing experiences, enhancing knowledge, and generating new ideas for improved MCH data use and informed policymaking. This event will take place at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida.
December 7-8, 2009 (Pre-Conference Trainings)
December 9-11, 2009 (Conference)
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This event will take place at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort of
Phoenix, AZ.
Moving Ahead Together: Celebrating the Legacy, Shaping the Future of Maternal and Child Health. This event will take place at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. The conference program will be available in late summer 2009. To make hotel reservations, call 301-965-2000, or visit the
Gaylord Hotels web site.
"Death, Dying and Bereavement: It's All About the Story." This event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Cribs for Kids will be hosting their second national conference in Pittsburgh, at the Omni William Penn Hotel. A Call for Abstracts will be forthcoming. This conference will feature a special track on fundraising which will give you the tools to raise money to sustain your program through these difficult financial times. Please make plans to attend. More details coming soon!
2010 AWHONN Convention - Sharing Science, Finding Solutions
The 2010 AWHONN Program Committee seeks volunteer presenters for the Annual Convention to be held June 12-16, 2010 in Nashville, TN. AWHONN is the leading professional association for nurses who specialize in the care of women and newborns. Our members include neonatal nurses, women’s health nurses, OB-GYN and labor and delivery nurses, nurse researchers and educators, nurse executives and managers, childbirth educators, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives. Our national conference draws over 3,000 attendees of whom 72% have 15 or more years of experience and 38% have a masters degree or higher.
This conference is currently seeking abstracts. Abstracts may only be submitted electronically through the online abstract submission system. Paper and email submissions are not accepted. The system will not accept abstracts after 11:59 PM EST on 8-17-09. Abstracts are being accepted for: Specialty Papers, Research and Innovative Papers & Posters, Case Study Presentations (Paper or Poster). Click
here to submit your abstract. This event will take place in Nashville, Tennessee.
The 2010 ISA conference will be held jointly with the International Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant Deaths (ISPID) in Australia in October 2010. The conference will focus on Connecting for life in preventing stillbirth and infant death and ensuring optimal bereavement support for families. The Conference themes will encompass the problems faced by the diverse populations of the Australasian region. The Conference Committee will announce the “east coast” conference destination and the main conference themes at the Oslo Conference in November. Hosting of the conference will be shared across The Australia and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance and member organisations: Bonnie Babes Foundation Inc., SANDS Australia and New Zealand, Stillbirth Foundation Australia and SIDS and Kids (SIDS and Kids are also hosting the ISPID component).
The 2010 Conference Committee welcomes you to Connect for life with friends and colleagues (new and old) “downunder” in 2010. We promise great Aussie hospitality, warm weather, Koala cuddling and a range of parochial culinary delights and an opportunity to build on the work underway in making a difference to the global challenge of stillbirth and infant death.
